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Left Ventricular Remodelling Associated with the Transient Elevated [68Ga]Ga-Pentixafor Activity in the Remote Myocardium Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
BackgroundPrevious studies have initially reported accompanying elevated 2-deoxy-2[ 18 F]fluoro-D-glucose ([ 18 F]F-FDG) inflammatory activity in the...
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Acute Biomechanical Effects of Empagliflozin on Living Isolated Human Heart Failure Myocardium
PurposeMultiple randomized controlled trials have presented SGLT2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) as novel pharmacological therapy for patients with heart...
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Selective Enhancement of Swine Myocardium with a Novel Ultrasound Enhancing Agent During Transthoracic Echocardiography
Ultrasound enhancing agents are approved to delineate the endocardial border and opacify the left ventricle cavity (LVC). We present a nested phase...
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Transitional circulation and hemodynamic monitoring in newborn infants
AbstractTransitional circulation is normally transient after birth but can vary markedly between infants. It is actually in a state of transition...
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Myocardial Work for Dynamic Monitoring of Myocardial Injury in Neonatal Asphyxia
To assess the value of parameters of myocardial work for dynamic monitoring of myocardial injury after neonatal asphyxia. Fifty-three neonates with...
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Comparative analysis of late gadolinium enhancement assessment techniques for monitoring fibrotic changes in myocarditis follow-up
ObjectivesTo compare the repeatability and interrelation of various late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) assessment techniques for monitoring fibrotic...
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Epicardial adipose tissue and subclinical incident atrial fibrillation as detected by continuous monitoring: a cardiac magnetic resonance imaging study
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has endocrine and paracrine functions and has been associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disease. This study...
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Utility of 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT in therapeutic monitoring of cardiac sarcoidosis
Cardiac sarcoidosis usually occurs as a manifestation of systemic sarcoidosis, even though isolated cardiac involvement is not uncommon. The...
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Echocardiographic monitoring of myocardial function in a female patient with right heart Loeffler endocarditis at thrombotic stage after Epstein-Barr-virus infection
BackgroundTransthoracic echocardiography is usually the first non-invasive imaging modality for the detection of Loeffler endocarditis at thrombotic...
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Regional extracellular volume within late gadolinium enhancement-positive myocardium to differentiate cardiac sarcoidosis from myocarditis of other etiology: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study
BackgroundCardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) plays a pivotal role in diagnosing myocardial inflammation. In addition to late gadolinium...
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Transcatheter closure in preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus: feasibility, results, hemodynamic monitoring and future prospectives
Ductal patency of preterm infants is potentially associated with long term morbidities related to either pulmonary overflow or systemic steal. When...
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Multimodality imaging for diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment monitoring of cardiac sarcoidosis
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), with either extracardiac involvement or in isolation, is increasingly recognized. Complications from cardiac involvement...
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Non-invasive continuous cardiac output monitoring in infants with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
ObjectiveTo describe early, continuous, non-invasive measures of cardiac output (CO) and evolution over time in infants with hypoxic-ischaemic...
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Robotic resection of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma with intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring: a case report
BackgroundPrimary hyperparathyroidism is a disease caused by the secretion of excess parathyroid hormone (PTH) owing to the enlargement of the...
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance-determined left ventricular myocardium impairment is associated with C-reactive protein and ST2 in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
BackgroundMyocardial strain assessed with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) feature tracking can detect early left ventricular (LV) myocardial...
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Viewpoint: The Case for Non-Invasive Central Aortic Pressure Monitoring in the Management of Hypertension
Elevated central aortic pressure indices (e.g., systolic pressure and pulse pressure) predict cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality in addition to...
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Importance of 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients with acromegaly and correlation with cardiac magnetic resonance findings
IntroductionArterial hypertension (AH) is prevalent in acromegaly, but few studies using 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (24 h-ABPM)...
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The Potential of Fibroblast Activation Protein-Targeted Imaging as a Biomarker of Cardiac Remodeling and Injury
Purpose of ReviewCardiovascular disease features adverse fibrotic processes within the myocardium, leading to contractile dysfunction. Activated...
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Role of PET/CT in diagnosing and monitoring disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a review
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disorder that commonly presents with polyarthritis but can have multisystemic involvement and...
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Translational large animal model of hibernating myocardium: characterization by serial multimodal imaging
Nonrevascularizable coronary artery disease is a frequent cause of hibernating myocardium leading to heart failure (HF). Currently, there is a...
